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No. 855,387.' PATBNTED MAY 28, 1907.

P. A. GOGAN. BENCH.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10. 1905.

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PATRICK A. OOGAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented May 28, 1907.

Application filed June 10, 1905. Serial No. 264,617.

Tol @ZZ whom, 1315 may con/cern:

Be it known that I, PATRICK A. OOGAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates,.residingat New York, in the county of N ew York, State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Benches; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the'art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to benches and Inore particularly to thosedesigned for use in open street cars, parks or other unprotected places,and has for its object to provide a bench which will be so arranged thatwhen not in use, the seat portion Will be protected from the weather,another object being to provide a bench which will be reversible andwhich will be provided with means for protecting the knees oftheoccupants from the weather. Other object and advantages will beapparent from the following description,.and it will be understood thatmodifications of the speciiic construction shown may be made, and anysuitable materials may be used without departing from the spirit of'theinvention.

In'the drawings forminga portion of this specification and in which likenumerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is a front elevation of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a topplan view with the seat in inoperative position. Fig. 3 i's a section online 33 of Fig. 2 showing the seat in operative position. Fig. 4 is anend view. Fig. 5 is a top plan view showing the seat and one of the kneeprotectors withdrawn from their casings and in operative position, thetop of the protector casing'being removed to illustrate the otherprotector'. Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6 6 of Fig. 2.

Referring now to the drawings, the present invention comprises ahorizontally extending frame 5 which includes longitudinal side pieces6, and end pieces 7 and 8 respectively. Secured to the ends of the frameare downwardly extending supporting legs 9 which have pivoted theretomidway between their sides the lower ends of upwardly extending backcarrying arms 10, which lie outwardly of the end pieces 7 and 8 andwhich project above the frame. These arms 10 have a back 11 securedthereto and they are movable upon their pivots from side to side of theframe, as will be readily understood. The bench being thus reversible.

Secured upon the outer faces ofI the side pieces 6 are the members 12having mem'- bers 13v extending beyond ithe ends of the said sidepieces. These members 1 3 lie at the ends of the side pieces 6 whichareI attached to the end piece 7, and secured to the outer faces of theside pieces at their opposite ends, there are members 14 having arms 15which extendv beyond the ends of the side pieces and which havedisposedl therebetween av transversely extending casing 16, theinnerface of which lies in spaced relation to the endv piece 8, and in thespace between these portions, one of the arms 10 is disposed, while theother arm lies in the space betweenl the mem'- bers 12 and on theoutside of the end piece 7 the members 13 and the arms 15 thus limitingthe movement of these arms;

The casing 16 includes end pieces 17 which extend downwardly from thearms 1.5 and which have secured thereto, at their edges a continuouspieceof metal 18 which forms side walls and a bottom for the casing. Atop 19 is secured to the arms 15 by means of bolts 20 which pass throughspacing blocks 21' dis posed between theV arms and the top sol that thelatter lies in a plane above the upper'sur'- face of the vframe 5, theupper surfaces of the arms 15 lying iush with the upper surface of theframe, as shown.

Secured between the ends 17 below the-top 19 and lying in spacedlrelation thereto, there is a transversely extending horizontal member22, the outer edge of which lies in spaced relation to the outer wall ofthecasing, and this member has a T-shapedv groove formed in its-uppersurface adjacent to each end and extending transversely thereof. Thenar'- rowed'portions 24 of these grooves are directed upwardly and thegrooves aline with similarly disposed T-shaped grooves 25 formed in theupper surfaces .of the side pieces 6 and opening through the ends of thelatter. .A spring roller 26 having trunnions 27 is disposed with thesetrunnions engagedl in the ends 17 of the casing and is revoluble withinthe casing, and secured at one end of this roller there is a piece offabric 28 which is of a width to cover the frame 5. and this fabric hasa plurality of transversely extending spaced slats 29 securedto itsupper face. The action of the spring roller is such that the fabricVlies normally wound upon the roller.

Secured to the outer end of the fabric there is a plate 8O which extendstransversely of IOO IOS

the frame and which, when the fabric is wound upon the roller, liesbetween the member 22 and the top 19, this plate having dependingtransverse T-shaped ribs 31 which lie in the grooves 24. The top 19 hasa recess 32 in its inner edge which receives a knob 33 carried by theplate 30, and by means of this knob the plate may be moved to bring itsribs 31 into engagement with the grooves 25 when i't may be furthermoved lengthwise of the frame 5, the fabric being at the same timeunwound from the roller and moved in position to cover the frame, andwhen thus moved, the fabric and its slats form a seat for the bench.

At their ends which lie adjacent to the end piece 7, the grooves 25 havedepressions 34 formed in their bottoms which are of a size to receivethe ribs 31, so that after the seat has been drawn out to its fullestextent, the plate may be depressed to engage the ribs in thesedepressions thus holding the seat in op erative position. Formed in thebottoms of the depression 34 there are openings 35 which'open throughthe bottoms of the side pieces 6, and secured to the under faces of theside pieces are the ends of spring tongues 36 which have portions 37directed upwardly through the opening 35, these portions 37 lyingyieldably in position to prevent the en- Uagement of the ribs 31 in thedepressions 34,

tand it will thus be seen that when the bench y1s occupied, and the seatreceives the weight of the occupants, the ribs will be held inengagement with the depressions 34, the spring tongues being depressed.When the weight is removed from the seat, will be disengaged from thedepressions and the seat will be returned from its casing by 4the springroller 26.

Secured to the upper surface of the top 19 there is a casing 38 whichextends transversely of the bench and which has an opening 39 at itsupper inner corner. Disposed within the casing 38 intermediate of itsends, there is a transversely extending partition 40 and journaledwithin the casing at each side of this partition there is a springroller 41. These rollers have secured thereto the ends of water prooffabrics 42 which extend outwardly through the opening 39, and havevcleats 43 fastened to their ends, these cleats being provided with hooks44 adapted for engagement with eyes 45 carried by the transverse member12, it being understood that however, the ribs the fabrics may beunwound from the rollers to engage the hooks with the eyes, though theaction of the rollers is such that the fabrics lie normally woundthereupon.

When the back 11 is disposed at one side of the bench the fabric 42which lies at the other side thereof is withdrawn from its roller, asdescribed above, to protect the knees of the occupants of the bench. Thefabrics 42 cover the laps of the occupants of the bench, as will bereadily understood, and these fabrics may be printed or otherwiseprovided. with advertising matter.

What is claimed is 1. The combination with a bench including a frame, ofa seat and av protector, both attached to the same end of said frame,and movable longitudinally thereover, into and out of operative positiong means for normally retaining and holding said seat and said protectorin inoperative position; and means for retaining said seat and protectorin operative position.

2. The combination with a bench including a frame, of a casing mountedat one end of said frame; a pair of rollers mounted one above the otherin said casing; a seat connected to the lower of said rollers, and aprotector connected to the upper of said rollers, said seat andprotector being adapted to be normally wound upon their respectiverollers 3 and separate means for retaining said seat and protector inunwound position with respect to said rollers.

3. The combination with a bench, including a frame, of a casing mountedat one end of said frame and arranged transversely with respect thereto;a pair of spring rollers mounted one above the other in said casing; aseat connected with the lower roller and a protector connected with theupper roller, said seat and protector lying normally wound upon theirrespective rollers, and arranged, when unwound, to extend longitudinallyover the face of the frame; and separate means at the opposite end ofthe frame for holding the said seat and protector in such unwoundposition.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

PATRICK A. COGAN.

Witnesses:

FRANK M. DUGGAN, EDWARD ADLETH.

